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慈善

cí shàn · ci shan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. benevolent
  2. charitable
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A charity sale

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)公园(gōngyuán)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)慈善(císhàn)义卖(yìmài)，你(nǐ)去(qù)不(bù)去(qù)？

    There's a charity sale in the park this weekend. Are you going?

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)旧书(jiùshū)拿(ná)去(qù)卖(mài)。

    Yes, I want to take my old books to sell.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，卖书(màishū)的(de)钱(qián)会(huì)捐给(juāngěi)山区(shānqū)小学(xiǎoxué)。

    Good idea. The money from selling books will go to a mountain-area school.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)慈善(císhàn)活动(huódòng)真(zhēn)有(yǒu)意义(yìyì)。

    This charity event is really meaningful.

  5. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)，别(bié)又(yòu)把(bǎ)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)书(shū)买(mǎi)回来(huílai)。

    But be careful not to buy your own books back again.

  6. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)这样(zhèyàng)做(zuò)过(guò)。

    Last time I really did that.

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2 examples
01

当(dāng)地(dì)企(qǐ)业(yè)正(zhèng)在(zài)联(lián)手(shǒu)举(jǔ)办(bàn)一(yí)项(xiàng)慈(cí)善(shàn)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Local businesses are teaming up for a charity initiative.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)积(jī)蓄(xù)都(dōu)捐(juān)给(gěi)了(le)慈(cí)善(shàn)机(jī)构(gòu)。

She donated most of her savings to a charitable organization.

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